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JMI VC Prof. Najma Akhtar receives Lifetime Achievment Award-Academia Prof. Najma Akhtar (Padma Shri), Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) was presented ‘Lifetime Achievment Award-Academia’ at a glittering award function held at Hotel Novotel on 08th September, 2023. The award was presented to her by Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar (Padma Vibhushan) at the Grand Conference and Award Function titled “Making India Employable” organised by TeamLease EdTech. A strong jury panel comprising of educationists and industry experts selected her for the award for her great efforts to connect education to employment. The ‘Making India Employable Awards’ is a celebration of individualistic…

Jamia Millia alumnus drops dead while getting ready to pray in Ghaffar Manzil mosque The death of a 38-year-old man in Ghaffar Manzil has left residents and Jamia Millia Islamia fraternity in deep shock. Residents came to know about it when words spread in the virtual world with this message literally going viral: “Engineer Shabbir Ahmed’s elder son Qadeer Ahmed has passed away. He was a resident of lane number 13 in Ghaffar Manzil. Tadfeen is to take place on Saturday at Jamia graveyard and namaz-e-janaza to be held in children’s park.” Tadfeen took place in Batla House graveyard after…

Jamia’s Professor Polytechnic and Ameer of Tablighi Jamaat of Jamia Nagar Basit passes away Associate Professor University Polytechnic, Jamia Millia Islamia, passed away today, according to reliable university sources. He passed away on September 9 at 3 am. Dr Abdul Basit was admitted to the ILBS hospital Vasant Vihar for the last one month due to liver problems. And he couldn’t recover from his ailment. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1700474658829504721 University sources said namaaz-e-Janaza and tadfeen will take place at Batla House Qabristan after namaze Magrib today. A netizen sharing information about his death wrote he was associated with Tablighi Jamaat. He was 62…

Maktaba in Old Delhi’s Urdu Bazaar closed, kabab counter set outside  The news of Maktaba Jamia showroom in Urdu Bazar, Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, being permanently closed left netizens and Urdu lovers in shock after the photo was posted by well-known Urdu journalist Masoom Muradabadi.   The words spread fast in the virtual world with many picking up his photo and reposting it.   “Now kabab and tikka are being roasted just outside the historic bookshop that attracted great Urdu scholars till recently,” wrote India Muslim History handle on X, formerly twitter.  https://youtu.be/UbVg6UOKU6s?feature=shared Maktaba Jamia, publishing house, was established…

Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is conducting online admissions in B.A. B.Ed., B.Sc. B.Ed., B.Com. B.Ed. (Secondary) 4 year Integrated Teacher Education programmes (ITEP) for candidates who have qualified in National Common Entrance Test (NCET) conducted by NTA on August 9, 2023. According to Prof. M. Vanaja, Director, Directorate of Admissions, candidates who have opted for MANUU and qualified NCET have to register on admission portal https://manuucoe.in/RegularAdmission from September 11 to 18, 2023. The list will be released on September 18 and certificate verification will be done on September 20. Candidates have to pay fee on September 21 &…

SIO Launches Nationwide Campus Campaign: “SoulSpark – Illuminate Ethics” at Jamia Millia Islamia University A new campus campaign titled “SoulSpark – Illuminate Ethics” has been launched by a students body in Jamia Millia Islamia. The campaign was officially launched by Ramees EK, the National President of SIO, and is aimed at addressing pressing campus issues while rejuvenating moral values within the educational landscape, said Student Islamic Organisation of India (SIO). Launching the campaign, he said: “Education stands as the cornerstone of any nation’s progress, and the campus is the vital crucible for fostering a nation’s ethical and intellectual development. India,…

Delhi Metro G20 guidelines: From timing to all that you need to know To facilitate the general public, police personnel and staff from other assisting agencies deployed to maintain security, law and order, traffic arrangements etc. for the upcoming G-20 Summit to be held in Delhi on September 9 and 10, the Delhi Metro train services will start from 4:00 am from terminal stations of all lines for three days i.e, from September 8 to 10. The trains will run with a frequency of 30 minutes on all the lines till 6:00 am and after 6:00 am, Metro trains will…

Meet Jamia alumnus Rashid who played key role in ISRO’s solar, lunar missions Jamia Millia Islamia alumnus Rashid Khan who is currently working as Scientist SD in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Propulsion Complex, Tamil Nadu played an important role in ISRO’s first Solar Mission Aditya-L1 launch. He was actively involved in the acceptance test of PS2 and PS4 stage used for Rocket PSLV-C57, said the university. It is worth mentioning that Rashid played an important role in ISRO’s Moon mission Chandrayan-3 also. His responsibility was to conduct Acceptance tests of L110 stage (Liquid Propulsion System) and C25 stage (Cryogenic…

Jamia suspends Haris ul Haq, teacher denies allegation Haris ul Haq, a Physical Education Teacher of Jamia Middle School, has been suspended pending inquiry by the competent authority of Jamia Millia Islamia for his alleged association in fundraising from the students of the school for earthquake-affected people of Turkey without approval/prior permission of the competent authority in violation of the CCS conduct rules. However, Haris has denied the university’s allegation and said he was in no way involved in fundraising. The university’s move against me is a witch-hunt and I am being punished for approaching the court over the land…

Be careful while withdrawing money from ATM in Okhla! Tabassum loses Rs 75,000 When you go to withdraw money from ATM machines in your locality then be careful not to repeat the mistake which Jamia Nagar-based resident Shamshi Tabassum did a few days ago. She said she ended up losing Rs 75,000. https://youtu.be/TG72Vm3ehIY?feature=shared In a police complaint, she wrote: “Withdrawal of money from my account without my permission. I went to the Canara Bank ATM (Abul Fazal Enclave-1, Hari Kothi Road, near Pizza Delight) to withdraw some money. I entered the card and observed that the ATM was not working…